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1:00 PM ET, May 10, 2008

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Stephen Braun / Los Angeles Times:
West Virginia could spell trouble for Obama  —  Scant support among white working-class Democrats, especially men, could dog him into November.  —  MOOREFIELD, W.VA. — In Hardy County, Democrats outnumber Republicans more than 2 to 1.  But there is little enthusiasm for Barack …
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Jerome Armstrong / MyDD:
Deal with defeat  —  I'd humbly suggest, to all the Obama supporters …
Discussion: TalkLeft and The Confluence
Andrew Malcolm / Top of the Ticket:
Barack Obama wants to be president of these 57 United States  —  Ah, Oregon.  The beautiful Northwest.  Rain.  Trees.  Clouds.  Rain.  Friendly territory for Sen. Barack Obama, the leading contender for the Democratic Party's long-disputed presidential nomination.
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From Beirut to the Beltway:
Obama: time to engage in diplomacy  —  Guess what time it is?  It's time for Obama's “diplomatic efforts” to come save the day. … Oh the time we wasted by fighting Hizbullah all those years with rockets, invasions of their homes and shutting down their media outlets.
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Walid Phares / American Thinker:
Hezbollah's Beirut Blitz  —  Hezbollah has waged its expected blitzkrieg against the democratically elected Government of Lebanon.  Within 24 hours, the pro-Iranian militia blocked Beirut International Airport, established an exclusive security zone in south Beirut and deployed its forces …
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Statement of Senator Barack Obama on the situaton in Lebanon
Discussion: Gateway Pundit
Charles Chuman / Pajamas Media:   Beirut Clashes Trap Citizens
Adam Pletts / Telegraph:
‘Iran backs Hizbollah fighters in Lebanon’
Discussion: Jihad Watch and The Corner
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Bill / INDCJournal:
Day Trip to Sadr City  —  A wide variety of vehicles enter Sadr City.  —  I finally made it into Sadr City.  Gaining entrance has been difficult, because Army public affairs embedded me with a unit (3-89 Cav) that operates only up to the Shia district's southwestern border.
Bob Herbert / New York Times:
Seeds of Destruction  —  The Clintons have never understood how to exit the stage gracefully.  —  Their repertoire has always been deficient in grace and class.  So there was Hillary Clinton cold-bloodedly asserting to USA Today that she was the candidate favored by “hard-working Americans …
Ellen R. Malcolm / Washington Post:
Quitters Never Win  —  When I was growing up in the 1960s, I wanted to play basketball.  In those days, the rules said girls could dribble only three steps and then had to pass the ball.  To make sure we didn't overexert ourselves, we weren't allowed to cross the half-court line.
Michael Luo / The Caucus:
Clyburn Sees ‘Tipping Point’ to Obama  —  The “tipping point” has been reached, according to Representative James E. Clyburn, a prominent uncommitted superdelegate.  —  Mr. Clyburn, a South Carolina Democrat who is the House Majority whip and the party's highest-ranking African-American leader, remains officially neutral.
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Amanda Carpenter / Townhall.com:
WaPo Manufactures McCain Scandal  —  When is a senator doing constituent work and when is he tied up in an influence-peddling scandal?  The lines seem blurred when it comes to the media's coverage of the land swap deals Republican presidential candidate John McCain has been involved in.
Clifford Krauss / New York Times:
Gas Prices Send Surge of Riders to Mass Transit  —  DENVER — With the price of gas approaching $4 a gallon, more commuters are abandoning their cars and taking the train or bus instead.  —  Mass transit systems around the country are seeing standing-room-only crowds on bus lines where seats were once easy to come by.
Discussion: Matthew Yglesias and Paul Krugman
Faiz / Think Progress:
New CBO Report Proves McCain Is ‘Full Of It’ In His Opposition To Webb-Hagel GI Bill  —  Sen. John McCain (R-AZ) and the Pentagon have voiced their opposition to the bipartisan Webb-Hagel GI Bill by spouting fears that “too many will use it,” and it will therefore “harm” the military.
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Steve Benen / Crooks and Liars:
On GI Bill, McCain really is ‘full of it’
Discussion: The Sideshow
Philip Giraldi / The American Conservative:
War With Iran Might Be Closer Than You Think  —  Friday, May 9th in Foreign policy, War by Philip Giraldi  —  There is considerable speculation and buzz in Washington today suggesting that the National Security Council has agreed in principle to proceed with plans to attack an Iranian al-Qods-run camp …
Discussion: At-Largely and abu muqawama
Kathryn Jean Lopez / The Corner:
The Kind of Best Friend You'd Love a Kid to Have  —  So last night I went to the Best Friends Foundation's 20th-anniversary celebration.  Since I had missed young Colin Powell and Bill Bennett singing “How Sweet It Is” in shades and leather bomber jackets in years past …
Discussion: TownHall Blog
Jim Tankersley / The Swamp:
Schakowsky, Durbin: Clinton should quit  —  Rep. Jan Schakowsky (D-Ill.) urged Sen. Hillary Clinton to end her Democratic presidential campaign Friday, while U.S. Sen. Dick Durbin (D-Ill.) said he'd “counsel” Clinton to do the same.  —  “There really are no options left …
Discussion: Sister Toldjah and The Page
 
 
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